Heroes pick political sides in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Heroes pick their sides in the third “Captain America” film.
Heroes pick political sides in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016)
With sci-fi twists and smart writing, revenge flick ‘Upgrade’ lives up to its name (Movie review)
It’s a damned shame “Upgrade” is going to fail at the box office. While built from standard sci-fi action parts, it really is something of a marvel, with crisp action, solid writing and brilliant execution.
‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 7: May 2018 Movies in Review (Video)
In the May 2018 Movies in Review episode, Michael reviews: “Overboard” “Bad Samaritan” “Tully” “Solo: A Star Wars Story” “Deadpool 2” Click here for all episodes of “The Cold Bananas Show.”
‘Annihilation’ is Garland’s disappointingly slow and weird follow-up to ‘Ex Machina’ (Movie review)
The 2015 masterpiece “Ex Machina” put Alex Garland on my list of must-see auteurs, and the trailers for “Annihilation” – now available on home video – made it look like an amazing follow-up. A shimmering […]
‘The Cold Bananas Show’ Episode 6: June Movie Preview (Video)
In the June 2018 Movie Preview episode, Michael previews: “Action Point” “Adrift” “Hotel Artemis” “Tag” “The Incredibles 2” (Check out his previews of “Hereditary” and “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” in the Summer Movie Preview episode.) […]
‘Ant-Man’ (2015) a small-scale amusement
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Paul Rudd enters the MCU in a film that has fun with scale.
‘Angel’ flashback: ‘Close to the Ground’ (2000) (Book review)
Jeff Mariotte – who had teamed with Nancy Holder on Buffyverse guidebooks and will go on to be a reliable author – makes a respectable debut in the “Angel” novel line with “Close to the […]
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (2015) a step down for Whedon
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Joss Whedon’s second “Avengers” film isn’t as good as the first.
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘BTVS Classic’ Issues 56-63 (2003) (Comic book reviews)
A lot of comic series whimper to their conclusion, but “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Classic” is not one of them. It saves the best for last, ironically by going back to the start of the timeline […]
Colorful settings, characters drive ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn and the Guardians join the MCU.